Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, is set to fill the sky tonight with stunning green, pink and red colours tonight for parts of the UK due to increased solar activity
Brit stargazers are in for a treat tonight with parts of the country set to be lit up by the stunning Northern Lights with a red alert issued.
Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, are a natural light display in the Earth’s sky, appearing as shimmering waves or curtains of colour, predominantly green, pink, and red. The striking colours have long captivated humans and we now know that they are down to charged particles from the Sun, or solar winds, colliding with gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere.
And a red alert has been issued by Lancaster University showing that there is a very high chance of seeing the Northern Lights due to geomagnetic activity.
The Met Office also states: “The arrival of a fast solar wind, are expected to bring some enhancement to the aurora through Saturday 18 Oct and Sunday 19 Oct UTC. The best chance of viewing is over Scotland and similar geomagnetic latitudes.”
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